Deadskins wrote:Royster is the best, pure RB of those on the roster last season.

Maybe I'm missing some context . . . are you including Morris?

Yes I am. I love Morris, and he is a great RB, but I don't consider his skills as a runner as being as good as Royster's. Royster has better vision and makes quicker cuts. But Morris is a much more durable back, is much harder to bring down, and runs with aggression. That is why I used the word "pure" to describe Royster.

sooo - Royster in your opinion is the 'better' RB ("better vision and makes quicker cuts") - but I also gather that, in your opinion, Morris is not as good a RB as Royster I just couldn't resist that ....

I have so much fun trying to figure out what your posts are about some times .....

Deadskins wrote:Yes I am. I love Morris, and he is a great RB, but I don't consider his skills as a runner as being as good as Royster's. Royster has better vision and makes quicker cuts. But Morris is a much more durable back, is much harder to bring down, and runs with aggression. That is why I used the word "pure" to describe Royster.

morris is our best RB by far. He makes quick decisions and goes. Plus he's hard to tackle. No top end speed, but he's the workhorse. Both Royster and Helu take too long to make a decision, which is why they have so many zero gain plays. They are both "faster" than Morris once they get going, but I'll take Morris all day long...

Scottskins wrote:morris is our best RB by far. He makes quick decisions and goes. Plus he's hard to tackle. No top end speed, but he's the workhorse. Both Royster and Helu take too long to make a decision, which is why they have so many zero gain plays. They are both "faster" than Morris once they get going, but I'll take Morris all day long...

*Double post*

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Scottskins wrote:morris is our best RB by far. He makes quick decisions and goes. Plus he's hard to tackle. No top end speed, but he's the workhorse. Both Royster and Helu take too long to make a decision, which is why they have so many zero gain plays. They are both "faster" than Morris once they get going, but I'll take Morris all day long...

Yep. The "purest" RB is the one who makes the most yards for us and puts the most points on the board.

Don't really think there is any competition here on who that player is.

I don't care if the dude runs a 10.5 in the 40...all that matters is that yards are gained and points are scored. Our current starting RB does that better than all of them.

Let me try and explain what I mean by purity as it pertains to RBs. Purity has to do with vision (seeing holes before they appear) and elusiveness (making tacklers miss). Being able to run through tackles is not a RB skill, so much as it is a product of physical power. Speed is a component of elusiveness, but it is also not a skill, so much as a physical characteristic.

Deadskins wrote:Let me try and explain what I mean by purity as it pertains to RBs. Purity has to do with vision (seeing holes before they appear) and elusiveness (making tacklers miss). Being able to run through tackles is not a RB skill, so much as it is a product of physical power. Speed is a component of elusiveness, but it is also not a skill, so much as a physical characteristic.

You are in soooooo much trouble with a bad example that the more you post, the more you sink.

You like Royster and his style, we get that. BEST at anything? Stats would show wouldn't they? Elusiveness would pay off in yards would it not? Vision would pay off in yards, would it not?

Having the vision to find a tight spot among tackles is not a RB skill?

We definitely do not share "purity" or what makes a good RB at all.

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